South Carolina Law On Newborn Testing Positive For Thc

I am 42 yrs old and have been using cannabis treatment for mental illness. The meds I was taking stopped working and others had severe side effects. My hub and I lived in a state where medical marijuana is legal, in order to help me get better. I found out at 4 mos I was pregnant bc I am older I didn't think I was able to still get pregnant, anyway,I found out late, and I immediately quit marijuana. However, my hub had to move us to South Carolina for his work and my baby will be born here...I just found out that even tho I will test negative since I am clean from marijuana, the baby will still test positive bc of the stool of baby first poo will have held all the thc .
Does anyone have any information to help me, that is from sc, knows of South Carolina policy on this matter, will my baby be taken, I am deff clean at 7 mos pregnant and will be at delivery, but what will happen to me and my baby? I have told no one, especially not dr, there is no cause for alarm at all bc I go to every app and drink water and eat very healthy,I rest allot and I am doing everything I can to be healthy for my baby girl , but there is nothing I can do about the cannabis from before I knew I was pregnant.the funny thing is, my dr recommended that I take one of the meds for the bipolar condition, that has been proven to cause birth defects, I am prescribed 5 medicines normally for the 4 mental illnesses I have been diagnosed with, at present I am only taking one for the depression to avoid any danger for baby,I am suffering a lot mentally bc of cold turkey off of meds and of course as I stated,I am not currently using cannabis treatment either....please no bashing,I am truly in desperate need of valid info on my situation if anyone could offer me some help, true accurate info and law about this issue in South Carolina...trust me, you cannot make me feel any worse than I do at the moment. Thank you in advance for your info and testimonies....

 

Oh my this is not good at all.

There are some Carolina folk around that will surely help you.

 

I live in SC. If you nor your husband are on probation or parole (which I'm doubting since you moved here from another state...God help you) they will most likely not test you nor your baby. As long as you don't do or say anything crazy to your doctor (DO NOT TELL HIM ANY OF THIS!), and especially with you being in your early 40's, I don't think they will test your baby.

Also, as long as you have quit and it will be monthS before your baby is born, I really don't think the baby will test positive for thc.

I'm sure it must be very hard to be used to being on different meds and then finding weed helped everything...then to move down here. Mercy!!! That being said, I really hope you are able to deal with your emotional or mental issues for just this while without anything. So many meds that address mental illness can very possibly harm a baby in utero, and I for sure am not wanting to make you feel worse.

My adopted niece's baby will turn 2 in October, and she smoked weed during the 1st couple of months of her pregnancy because she didn't know she was pregnant. Anyway, she is young and was on Medicaid. I'm certain they didn't test the baby when he was born. So, even though you may be told ALL babies born are automatically tested here, I think it is on a case by case situation.

 

Thank you,I am praying about this, and no,I don't tell anyone. Especially dr. I am a hair stylist 20 years,I an 42 years old,, never been arrested for anything at all...neither has my husband, who is not a user of anything, his job is highly involved and random drug tests are normal on his job. I have never used any other drug in life, including alcohol, just cannabis after much research on the drug for helping people with my mental illnesses....And I only used while in a legal state...
I find it ironic that I an in danger of losing my child for taking a drug that is not known to cause birth defects, cannabis...However the Dr urges me to continue to take a pill that has 45% birth defect risks....for the mental illness.
I still cannot understand this scenario.
But while I was risking my health by smoking, I will not impose my decision on my unborn child...
I am a good mom and I am now suffering from mental illness(depression, bio polar, severe anxiety, and personality disorder) with no treatment except for a pill for depression which I researched thoroughly and the risk is minimal so I do take one med for that, but everything else I'm without treatment, I am very alone and depressed in spite of the low dose I am taking for depression, not to mention the regular emotions of pregnancy I deal with.
I will continue to abstain until my child is born and I am in a legal state, and while many won't agree with my decision to maybe further cannabis treatment in the future, all I can say is, my quality of life without cannabis is very low, and if I do seek further treatment,I am seeking out the properties in it that help my illnesses, not the ones that get you high,bc I don't like that. And I don't like the smoke, it stinks and again,I don't want the high,I want the medical parts that treat mental illness. Thank you guys for listening and if you are a praying person, please pray, God knows me.Thank u.

 

Thank you,I am praying about this, and no,I don't tell anyone. Especially dr. I am a hair stylist 20 years,I an 42 years old,, never been arrested for anything at all...neither has my husband, who is not a user of anything, his job is highly involved and random drug tests are normal on his job. I have never used any other drug in life, including alcohol, just cannabis after much research on the drug for helping people with my mental illnesses....And I only used while in a legal state...
I find it ironic that I an in danger of losing my child for taking a drug that is not known to cause birth defects, cannabis...However the Dr urges me to continue to take a pill that has 45% birth defect risks....for the mental illness.
I still cannot understand this scenario.
But while I was risking my health by smoking, I will not impose my decision on my unborn child...
I am a good mom and I am now suffering from mental illness(depression, bio polar, severe anxiety, and personality disorder) with no treatment except for a pill for depression which I researched thoroughly and the risk is minimal so I do take one med for that, but everything else I'm without treatment, I am very alone and depressed in spite of the low dose I am taking for depression, not to mention the regular emotions of pregnancy I deal with.
I will continue to abstain until my child is born and I am in a legal state, and while many won't agree with my decision to maybe further cannabis treatment in the future, all I can say is, my quality of life without cannabis is very low, and if I do seek further treatment,I am seeking out the properties in it that help my illnesses, not the ones that get you high,bc I don't like that. And I don't like the smoke, it stinks and again,I don't want the high,I want the medical parts that treat mental illness. Thank you guys for listening and if you are a praying person, please pray, God knows me.Thank u.